Media coverage of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Kenya and Tanzania: Content analysis of newspaper articles in East Africa

Abstract: This study uses the framing theory to analyse dimensions being conveyed in the coverage of COVID-19 in Kenya and Tanzania between February 2020 and April 2020. A quantitative analysis of the Daily Nation and Citizen newspapers showed different patterns of framing of the virus. Specifically...

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Main Authors: Evonne Mwangale Kiptinness, John-Bell Okoye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2021.1956034